Creating Polls. Create a poll in your group or channel – simply choose the “Poll” option in the attachment menu. There are multiple setting options such as visible votes and allowing more than one answer from each user.
Quizzes and Educational Tests. Using @QuizBot, users can quickly build feature-rich study materials for any subject. Set a timer for questions to help prepare for exams and add explanations to give context and inform users of what they missed. To build free online educational tools, we launched quiz.directory, a platform with high-quality quizzes made by […]
Customizable Themes. Change the look of your app to your exact preferences – whether that be an animated background with your favorite colors, or a clean and simple dark theme. Go to Settings > Chat Settings on Android or Appearance on iOS to change and tune your theme, with color options for your background and message […]
Video messages. Tap once on the voice message button to switch to video mode. Swipe up to lock recording (also works for voice messages). Video messages play in Picture-in-Picture mode so you can keep moving around the app while watching them.
Edit and Send Back Media. Instantly add drawings, text and stickers to sent media without saving it to your gallery.
Live Location Alerts. Tap the notification button on the Live Location map to get notified when one of your friends is close.
Automatic Media Download Settings. Decide when Telegram downloads media – based on connection, media format, chat type and file size. This setting helps you save data – to help save disk space, try adjusting your Storage Usage settings.
Admin Tools. Set individual rights and custom titles for admins in group chats to give everyone their own role and responsibilities. You can also allow your admins to post anonymously, using the name and profile picture of the group.
Media Editor: Quality Slider. Change the resolution and size of a video before sending it to save mobile data or make it easier to download. You can also send photos and videos uncompressed, at their full quality and size.
Verified Chats. Public figures and organizations can verify their public channel, group or bot so that users can be sure the chat is official. Verified chats appear with a blue badge both in the chat list and on their profiles. Official messages from Telegram, such as service notifications and login codes onlycome from our verified […]
Format Text in Captions. Add emphasis, links and more not only in messages, but also in captions for photos and videos. Text you type in the message bar instantly converts to a caption when you attach media – and keeps its formatting.
Scale Font Size. Change the size of message text to see your chats with perfect 20/20 vision. On iOS, users can sync all text to their System setting, or set individual font sizes for chats and menus.
